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Richard Taylor, PhD

When you think of a physics professor, you probably don’t immediately pair one with the famous paint splatterer Jackson Pollock. But after this video, you just might. Richard Taylor has been a professor in the UO physics department since 2009. He has worked in the USA, UK, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and has published more than 250 papers. This includes eight papers in Nature and three in Science (if you’re not a science geek, we gotta tell you — that’s a big deal!) In addition to his career in science, Richard is a trained painter and photographer. He has adopted an interdisciplinary approach to studying natural patterns called fractals. Richard has studied fractals in physics, psychology, physiology, geography, architecture and art. (From: http://tedxuoregon.uoregon.edu/speakers/)

Article Resources

Taylor, Richard, Fractal Expressionism, http://materialscience.uoregon.edu/taylor/art/fractal.pdf

Taylor, Richard, . February 14, 2002, Fractal Expressionism—Where Art Meets Science, Santa Fe Institute, http://pages.uoregon.edu/msiuo/taylor/human_response/Pollock%28FractalExpressionism2003%29.pdf

Taylor, Richard, Oct. 2006, Personal reflections on Jackson Pollock’s fractal paintings, Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos vol.13 suppl.0 Rio de Janeiro, http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-59702006000500007

Ouellette, Jennifer, November 01, 2001, Pollock’s Fractals: That isn’t just a lot of splattered paint on those canvases, it’s good mathematics, Discover Magazine, http://discovermagazine.com/2001/nov/featpollock

Jackson Pollock's Blue poles [Number 11, 1952] 1952

Blue poles [Number 11, 1952] 1952 , Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956), enamel and aluminium paint with glass on canvas, OT 367, 212.1 (h) x 488.9 (w) cm, Purchased 1973
NGA 1974.264
© Jackson Pollock. Licensed by ARS & VISCOPY, Australia

CAMCOR Labs and Facilities

Welcome to CAMCOR – a full service, comprehensive materials characterization center housed in the state of the art Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories at the University of Oregon. CAMCOR hosts capital-intensive equipment for microanalysis, surface analysis, electron microscopy, semiconductor device fabrication and traditional chemical characterization. Run by dedicated and professional directors who are highly trained and experienced in their fields, CAMCOR can provide technical and professional expertise to solve any of your problems and meet deadlines. From: http://camcor.uoregon.edu/